The gestation period for this series was 10 years. Many of these paintings are one color (monochromatic) to pull the viewer into the image...to feel immersed. This is what I am trying to say in my oil painting, to allow myself to be immersed and therefore nurtured in nature. I also invite you to participate in the interpretation of the story.

These works first rely on outward reference, but then the paint takes control and the mysteries emerge. Rarely do I use brushes, mostly I just use my fingers and hands.